patrolman

Example Sentences

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Asked how he’d like to be remembered, Wambaugh summed it up with the no-nonsense crispness of a patrolman handing out a speeding ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

A 27-year-old patrolman when he was shot, Patterson was later promoted to detective.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

“It was hard — it still is hard,” said Chief Reggie Burgess, who began his career as a patrolman in 1989 and is now considering running for mayor.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

He subsequently worked as a patrolman on day and night shifts, the department said.

From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2022

The crowd was turning into something of a mob, and there was no traffic patrolman in sight.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole